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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1969

Page

7

Winter driving tips from Hertz A Cautionary snow belt guide

New York UPI reports Old Man Winter brings snow lovers relief while Hertz Rent A Car outlines practical safety steps for winter driving. Remove snow from all windows and lights, unzip heavy clothing, crack the driver window, clean soles, wear seat belts, and allow extra travel time. In a skid, turn wheels into the skid, avoid hard braking, and use smooth acceleration. Use four wheel studs if snow tires, ensure proper tire pressure, and be alert to icy patches especially on bridges.

New York UPI Hertz Snow Belt Rollins

Livingston, Day, Kehoe Meeker Bates Attorneys Directory

Professional directory listing law firms and doctors with partners addresses and phone numbers. Notable entries include Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates Attorneys at 112 South Ave B and Morrison Morrison and Lloyd at 211 West Washington St with 653-5431, Owen at 119 West Washington, Stewart Shearer at 225 West Main, Dr M L Teweton 108 North Marion, Dr P L Etter osteopathic physician with 652-3308, hours noted for Teweton.

Livingston, Day, Kehoe Meeker & Bates Robert Day Louis J Kehoe Everett Meeker Robert Bates South Ave John C. Owen West Washington Side Square Stewart & Shearer Atorneys At Law Richard Stewart Paul V. Shearer Abstract Dept West Main Osteopathic

Diocese revamps social action with new department

The Diocese of Davenport forms the Department of Social Action with Father Marvin A. Mottet named director. The unit will develop programs on race relations poverty housing for the elderly and low income groups migrant labor a Spanish-American apostolate Catholic Charities outreach and related works. Father Mottet a 1965 ordination and Ottumwa native will lead the effort after teaching at St. Ambrose and Assumption High School and pursuing further graduate studies.

Catholic Charities Mottet Ottumwa Ralph L. Hayes St. Ambrose College Mt. St. Bernard Seminary

Farm sale column lists multiple January auctions

Journal lists various public farm sales and auctions across Iowa towns in January with dates, locations, and start times. Items include Burl Reed farm near Grand View, Ezra Troyer sale near Wellman Kalona area, Mahlon Leichty sale near Wayland, Clifford Bennett near Columbus Junction, Bottorff near Packwood Richland, Letts Dickerson sale, Huber household sale, Zieglowsky farm machinery sale near Washington, Keota Spray Service, and recurring livestock auctions in Columbus Junction Ollie Kalona Wapello and Washington.

Burl Reed Grandview Fred H. Peterson Wellman Kalona Ezra Troyer Wayland Washington Mahlon Leichty Columbus Junction Blacktop Gladwin Clifford H. Bennett Sale Packwood Richland Lloyd & Bernice Bottorff Letts Iowa J. Earl Dickerson H. L. Huber D. A. Huber Airport Road First House Carl Zieglowsky Keota Keota Spray Service D. M. Grimes Smylie’s Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Kalona Community Auction Wapello Livestock Sales Inc Highway 61 Wapello Kalona Sales Barn Washington Livestock Sales Co

Fr Mottet to head Davenport Diocese Social Action

Fr Mottet, long active in race relations and Catholic Interracial Council chaplain, will direct the new Davenport Diocese Department of Social Action located at 412 Brady Street. He aims for inter faith work with churches and Jewish groups, and to engage with rural poverty via existing social agencies rather than duplicating services.

Brady Street Chancery Fr. Mottet Davenport

TLS Club Meeting Recap from January 8

Seven TLS club members met at Marvel Greiner home on Wednesday January 8. Mary M. Greiner led the business session and roll call featured favorite Christmas gifts. Marie Greiner presented hostess gift. bingo and refreshments followed. Next meeting planned for February 5 with Marie Greiner as hostess.

Marie Greiner

Beckers guests at dinner in Keota

Keota report lists Mr and Mrs Norbert Becker and family of Ainsworth as dinner guests and visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Pete Becker. Zada Leighty of Glenville Minnesota left Des Moines after holidays, attended her nephew Dan Mayer's wedding Friday in Des Moines, and notes Keota activities including Boy Scout Troop 54 winter campout and icy conditions affecting school and buses. Also mentions Keota milkman and 1960 TV ownership estimate of 88 percent of Americans.

Keota Norbert Becker Ainsworth Pete Becker Zada Leighty Glenville Minnesota Des Moines Bing Mayer Zada Dan Mayer Sandra Lee Taylor First Presbyterian Church Boy Scouts Izaak Walton Club Harper and Sigourney

Miss Liberty on the Freedom Share comes to U S shores

The 1886 gift from France stands in New York harbor as a beacon to a free world. Freedom Shares offer 5 percent interest to maturity in four and a half years with one year to redeemable. Buy through payroll savings or a Bond a Month plan with bank or work.

New York Harbor Beacon Miss Liberty U.S

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Murray J. Brown UPI Travel M. L. Tweeton North Marion Highway 92 L.P Ford Lindsey Oliver Arts Way Cunningham Gehl Knoedler Burr Mill Kelly Ryan Batchold Duncan and Smith, Auctioneers Lunet Paul Heindel Department of Social Action Gerald O'Keefe Marvin A. Mottet Journal By Hank Ketcham TLS Club Denny Sieren Edna Sieren Walter Fisher Beckers Mrs. Boyd Sanders Ed Woods Ned Gingerich Levernon Helscher Charles Fiscella Eugene Zehr James Gingerich Randy Hammes Phil Helsdorfer David Helscher Gerard Helscher Marc Miller Randy Mound Robert Ron Northrup John Keith Tadlock Russell White Keot Keokuk County Finders WorLd Book Encyclopedia the Lady Freedom Shares New Freedom Shares
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